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Thanks so much [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Matthew_Schwabauer Matt]!  Transcribed from Tim Cokenhower via Tim Obrien.
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=Pre-Survey Map: Southwest Corner - Summer 2012=
=Pre-Survey Map: Southwest Corner - Summer 2012=

Revision as of 19:48, 4 July 2012

Missouri Planting Calendar

Thanks so much Matt! Transcribed from Tim Cokenhower via Tim Obrien.

Pre-Survey Map: Southwest Corner - Summer 2012

Materials

What we need:

  • Bulldozer: either rented or developed on-site
  • Single-spade plow hookup for LifeTrac
  • Ripper attachment for the double-spaded plow

To do

  • Survey
  • Site Plan
  • Source bulldozer
  • Augment LifeTrac
  • Dig, dig, dig (ponds, swales, cellar, keyline)
  • Amend soil
  • Plant
  • Reap what we sow:
    • Edible fences
    • Fruit and nut trees
    • Vines (grapes, berries)
    • Food and medicinal plants
    • Polyculture vegetables

Nitrogen-fixing shrubs:

  • cuttings from natives around: falltime
  • Partridge Pea
  • False Wild Indigo
  • Climbing rose (on site)
  • Elaeagnus angustifolia (on site)

In Time:

  • Spreading manure (up to 20 tons/acre)
    • Sources: Teddy Pankau (dairy) and Tim (horse)
  • Compost (from pile on-site)
  • Worm Tea/Castings (start vermiculture)
  • Bio Char (from trees on-site)
  • Spreading hay
  • Mulching and edible mushroom inoculation

Requires bulldozer:

  • Root Cellar/Shroom House
  • Dig Swales and berms (hugle!)
  • Dig ponds (water loving natives, watercress, cat tails)

Sources